Quotes of the day

The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of...

The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light.

Quote by Matthew Arnold about light, perfection

Galvanised into action by the second trial, I was...

Galvanised into action by the second trial, I was determined to change Britain's archaic sex laws.

Quote by Cynthia Payne about action, change, sex

I made no claims to inside stuff. I tried to give...

I made no claims to inside stuff. I tried to give information which could be documented, so the reader could check it for himself.

Quote by Isidor Feinstein Stone about work

If men want sex they'll find it.

If men want sex they'll find it.

Quote by Cynthia Payne about sex, man

In April 1998, I had the honour of being invited to give...

In April 1998, I had the honour of being invited to give a talk in Monte Carlo in the presence of the late Crown Prince Albert of Monaco.

Quote by Cynthia Payne about honour, being

Julie Walters asked me at the premiere whether I liked...

Julie Walters asked me at the premiere whether I liked the film and I said she was more like me in Educating Rita naive, you know.

Quote by Cynthia Payne about film

Like I said in my election manifesto why don't they...

Like I said in my election manifesto why don't they legalise the whole thing and let people like me work.

Quote by Cynthia Payne about work, things, people

In 1992, I completed a three week season at the Edinburgh...

In 1992, I completed a three week season at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where I played each night to packed houses.

Quote by Cynthia Payne about season, night

I think all old folk's homes should have striptease. If I...

I think all old folk's homes should have striptease. If I ran one I'd have a striptease every week.

Quote by Cynthia Payne about olderness, old

This was the motivation behind my standing for parliament...

This was the motivation behind my standing for parliament as a candidate for the Payne and Pleasure Party in the Kensington by-election in July 1998.

Quote by Cynthia Payne about motivation, pleasure

It is evident that an acquaintance with natural laws...

It is evident that an acquaintance with natural laws means no less than an acquaintance with the mind of God therein expressed.

Quote by James Prescott Joule about physics, mind, god

Vicars, MPS and lawyers were amont those who considered...

Vicars, MPS and lawyers were amont those who considered me to be the best hostess in London.

Quote by Cynthia Payne

Literature is a state of culture, poetry is a state of...

Literature is a state of culture, poetry is a state of grace, before and after culture.

Quote by Juan Ramón Jiménez about poetry, culture, state, grace, literature

Once the film came out everyone wanted me, including...

Once the film came out everyone wanted me, including George Michael.

Quote by Cynthia Payne about film

I'm glad I haven't married I crave excitement.

I'm glad I haven't married I crave excitement.

Quote by Cynthia Payne about marriage, haven

I have only one rule in acting - trust the director and...

I have only one rule in acting - trust the director and give him heart and soul.

Quote by Ava Gardner about film, rules, soul, heart

Although I never made it to parliament, I did succeed in...

Although I never made it to parliament, I did succeed in attracting the attention of the world's media to what I had to say.

Quote by Cynthia Payne about succes, attention, world

I think the main reason my marriages failed is that I...

I think the main reason my marriages failed is that I always loved too well but never wisely.

Quote by Ava Gardner about marriage, reason

Every time we had a raid, I'd get a boyfriend out of it.

Every time we had a raid, I'd get a boyfriend out of it.

Quote by Cynthia Payne about time

For the loot, honey, for the loot.

For the loot, honey, for the loot.

Quote by Ava Gardner

I know it does make people happy, but to me it is just...

I know it does make people happy, but to me it is just like having a cup of tea.

Quote by Cynthia Payne about happiness, people

I wrote to Tim Rice about making a musical about an...

I wrote to Tim Rice about making a musical about an English madam. He wrote back and said that he thought it was a brilliant idea, but he's too busy.

Quote by Cynthia Payne about idea, thinking

After my screen test, the director clapped his hands...

After my screen test, the director clapped his hands gleefully and yelled: She can't talk! She can't act! She's sensational!

Quote by Ava Gardner about attitude, tests

My biographer said that my parties reminded them of a...

My biographer said that my parties reminded them of a vicarage tea party, with sex thrown in.

Quote by Cynthia Payne about opinion, sex

No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.

No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.

Quote by Matthew Arnold about law, nature

When I look back at the 1980s I pinch myself. Did I...

When I look back at the 1980s I pinch myself. Did I really do all that.

Quote by Cynthia Payne

Deep down, I'm pretty superficial.

Deep down, I'm pretty superficial.

Quote by Ava Gardner about truth

What's the point? My face, shall we say, looks lived in.

What's the point? My face, shall we say, looks lived in.

Quote by Ava Gardner about face

Novelist Paul Bailey wrote the story of my life, An...

Novelist Paul Bailey wrote the story of my life, An English Madam, and I became a television and media personality.

Quote by Cynthia Payne about history, personality, television, life

It's been a rollercoaster life but it hasn't been boring.

It's been a rollercoaster life but it hasn't been boring.

Quote by Cynthia Payne about life

I always seemed to fall in love with policemen.

I always seemed to fall in love with policemen.

Quote by Cynthia Payne about love, fall

The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and...

The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.

Quote by Thomas Paine about world, religion, country, good, good luck

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without...

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

Quote by Sun Tzu about war, enemies, art, magic

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

Quote by Norman Vincent Peale about change, world

Love cures people - both the ones who give it and the...

Love cures people - both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.

Quote by Karl Menninger about love, people

Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act...

Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay.

Quote by Simone de Beauvoir about future, change, life

Love has no age, no limit and no death.

Love has no age, no limit and no death.

Quote by John Galsworthy about love, limits, age, olderness, death

Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the...

Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.

Quote by William Blake about philosophy, sleep, night

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all...

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about happiness, thinking, life

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use...

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

Quote by Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela about education, change, use, world

God gave us the gift of life, it is up to us to give...

God gave us the gift of life, it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.

Quote by François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire about god, gifts, life

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

Quote by Theodore Roosevelt about ambition, faith

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